An Empath is someone who has what could be a
called a ‘gift’ for being able to understand the emotional state of another
person. There are many kinds of empaths. Just as other gifts are used and
exhibited, in many different ways, so there are different types of Empaths with
certain abilities and talents.

Then there are the Heyokas.

Heyoka is a Native American term meaning
“sacred clown” or “fool”. Seems an odd terminology for what we now consider to
be the most powerful type of Empath.

The translation of heyoka gives us little
clue into the true meaning the Native Americans tried to put behind the word.
In English, it would be more appropriate to describe a Heyoka Empath as someone
who sees the world differently and acts in a way that is the opposite of normal.

The Spirit of a Heyoka Empath

When you meet a Heyoka in person, they act as
a great emotional mirror. What you see in them will show you what you must work
on to grow and evolve spiritually. Connecting with a heyoka can be an emotional
experience. You may leave feeling angry or leave feeling an incredible sense of
love.

As an emotional mirror, whenever a Heyoka
senses an emotional reaction in you, they use it as a guide of what to reflect
back to you that will help you most on your journey.

Sometimes they do this unconsciously.

Say you leave a Heyoka feeling irritated and
angry because of their ‘arrogance’. In reality, this is the Heyoka’s way of
showing you your need to be humble.

Maybe you leave a Heyoka filled with a sense
of love. The Heyoka may be trying to convey to you the importance of self-love
and acceptance.

The guidance will be individualized to each
person a Heyoka meets. This is what makes them so powerful. Your ability to
understand what they are trying to teach you will depend on how ‘open’ your
eyes are and whether or not you are tuned into your intuition.

Traits of a Heyoka Empath

How can you know a Heyoka when you meet one?
Is it possible that YOU are one?

The traits of a Heyoka Empath vary but there
are some signs that are common, including:

.being born breach (entering the world
backwards)

.developing some traits slower than normal
people and other traits incredibly fast

.being dyslexic

.being emotionally unpredictable

.doing things backwards

.outside of the box thinking

.appearing younger than their age

A true Heyoka will never claim to be one. It
is a knowledge they carry inside of them as sacred, private and unique. A
heyoka can recognize another heyoka when they feel their energy. They are
deeply sensitive to another’s energy (like other Empaths) and can see how
emotions of various people play out and affect each other on a large scale.

In Native American tribes where Heyokas were
respected and revered for their abilities, Heyokas would be the ones to open
people’s eyes to new possibilities and different angles of a situation. They
also had the ability to shift the energy of a group through their understanding
of emotions.

In our modern society, a Heyoka may be a
peacemaker or someone who is particularly good at working with people and
keeping energy in a group balanced.

The gift of the Heyoka

Heyokas help people who are stuck to see that
there is more than one path in life.1 They are able to look at a situation and
see the backwards way. They have an inept ability to change people’s lives in a
single meeting by bringing them outside of society’s one-track way of thinking.

Feeling the energy of an Empath can be both a
powerful and a potentially unsettling experience. However, this disruption will
never be one meant to harm or destroy, but to give us hope for growth and
enlightenment.

In the eyes of a Heyoka, we will be able to
see a mirror of truth and, if we are humble enough to see it, see ourself as we
truly are.

This post was republished from gostica.com. You can find the
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